Tag: Traffic Accidents: Page 7

Vehicle Ops

Md. Officer Charged In Off-Duty Crash

A Howard County (Md.) Police officer involved in a traffic accident in Anne Arundel County that injured two children faces assault and traffic charges in connection with the incident.

August 18, 2013

Patrol

Video: Calif. Deputy Rescues Man From Burning Car

An Orange County (Calif.) Sheriff's deputy used his baton to shatter the window of a burning vehicle so he could pull a man out who had suffered a medical emergency.

July 21, 2013

Patrol

Calif. Deputy Rescues Man From Burning Car

An Orange County (Calif.) Sheriff's deputy used his baton to shatter the window of a burning vehicle so he could pull a man out who had suffered a medical emergency. Read the full story here.

July 21, 2013

Weapons

Ind. Officer Handed Gun To Civilian To Kill Deer

A Richmond, Ind., man claims a police officer who responded to an accident involving a young deer handed his loaded gun to a civilian to euthanize the badly injured animal.

July 2, 2013

Technology

N.J. Bill Would Allow Police Cell Phone Searches After Accidents

A state bill in New Jersey would allow police officers to search the cell phones of drivers at accident scenes to determine if they were talking or texting before the crash.

June 10, 2013

Patrol

Washington Trooper Killed In Crash

Trooper Sean M. O'Connell, 38, had responded to the Skagit River Bridge collapse on Friday. He was working a traffic detour detail when a box truck struck his motorcycle near where a bridge had collapsed.

June 2, 2013

Patrol

Victim's Family: Indicted Cop Should Be Fired

The grandmother of a woman who was struck and killed by an officer who ran a red light is demanding he be fired by the Albuquerque Police Department. Vicki Serfoss told KRQE the agency should fire Sgt. Adam Casaus, who has been charged with vehicular homicide.

May 22, 2013

Patrol

Officer Killed In Crash Along Ariz. Highway

An Arizona DPS officer was killed Monday, when an empty tanker truck failed to yield and struck the officer's patrol vehicle. Officer Tim Huffman, a 14-year veteran, was sitting in his patrol car along Interstate 8 near Yuma as a second officer attempted to shut down the highway.

May 6, 2013

Training

Off-Duty Texas Cop Killed Helping at Crash Scene

Two off-duty Pasadena (Texas) Police officers were on their way home from a hunting trip Friday, when one was killed and the other was injured while helping crash victims on Interstate 10.

April 28, 2013

Training

Paralyzed Okla. Officer Dies After Rollover Crash

An Oklahoma City Police officer who inspired others by his recovery from a beating that left him paralyzed died Monday from injuries suffered in a rollover crash.

April 16, 2013

Patrol

Conn. Cops Pull Man from Burning Vehicle

Two West Haven (Conn.) Police officers are being honored as heroes for rescuing a man who was trapped inside a burning vehicle on Saturday morning.

March 25, 2013

Vehicle Ops

Video: N.C. Cop Resigns In Road Rage Incident

Onslow County (N.C.) Sheriff's Deputy Craig Culpepper has resigned, after a road-rage incident involving a South Carolina motorist went viral.

March 20, 2013